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[Let the song be begun] (Hodges)

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[Let the song be begun] (Hodges)

Composer: J. Sebastian B. Hodges
Published in 3 hymnals

Composer: J. Sebastian B. Hodges

Born: 1830, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. Died: May 1, 1915, Baltimore, Maryland. Buried: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Son of composer Edward Hodges, John emigrated to America in 1845, and attended Columbia University and the General Theological Seminary in New York City. Ordained an Episcopal minister in 1854, he served at the Grace/Second Episcopal Church, Newark, New Jersey (1860-70), and was Rector of St. Paul’s, Baltimore, Maryland, for 35 years. His works include: The Book of Common Praise, 1869 The revised edition of Hymn Tunes, 1903 --www.hymntime.com/tch Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title:	[Let the song be begun] (Hodges)
Composer:	J. Sebastian B. Hodges
Incipit:	12343 22345 43345

Texts

Let The Song Be Begun

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Carols Old and Carols New: for use at Christmas and other seasons of the Christian year (1916), p.184

Instances

Instances (1 - 3 of 3)

Carols Old and Carols New #207

The Church Porch #74

The Church Porch #74

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